Two fighting for life after mass stabbing on UK train
British police say two people remain in life-threatening condition after a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train.
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Two Louvre heist suspects were previously convicted together in a theft case a decade ago, prosecutor Laure Beccuau says.
UK to strip Andrew of last military position: minister
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral, a minister says.
UK police say lone attacker carried out train stabbings
Police in the United Kingdom say they have released one of two suspects in a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire.
Kremlin abandons idea of imminent Trump, Putin meeting
Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to target each other's infrastructure as the Kremlin states a meeting with the US president is unlikely soon.
Hamas hands over three more hostage bodies
Israeli forces in Gaza have received coffins carrying the bodies of three-of-the-11 hostages whose remains Israel is seeking from Gaza.
Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan
The death and injury toll is expected to keep rising after a strong quake shook Afghanistan's mountainous northern Hindu Kush region.
UK police charge man over stabbing rampage on train
British police have charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a stabbing attack on train that wounded 11 people.
Man faces attempted murder charges over UK train attack
UK police are investigating other knife incidents as a 32-year-old man was charged with attempted murder following a stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11.
Russia says its forces advancing in Ukraine city ruins
Ukraine says its soldiers are holding on in the city of Pokrovsk while Russian authorities say their forces are advancing in the transport and logistics hub.
UN mandate for Gaza Strip force still in works: Turkey
Representatives from several Muslim countries have met in Istanbul to discuss a stabilisation force and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Worker trapped under collapsed Rome medieval tower dies
A man who spent hours underneath the rubble of a partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome has died in hospital.
Dick Cheney, former US vice-president, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, who became one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
Typhoon kills 66 in Philippines, heads towards Vietnam
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead after battering the Philippines, and is forecast to regain strength as it heads for Vietnam.
‘COP of Truth’ promised as UN says we’ll overshoot 1.5C
The world has been promised real solutions at the COP30 climate change summit as a new UN report puts the planet on course for a 2.5C temperature rise.
Israel receives another body recovered in Gaza
A body found in Gaza has been turned over and is now in Israel, in the latest sign of progress under the US-brokered ceasefire.
Russian, Ukrainian troops battle in ruins of Pokrovsk
Fighting is continuing in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk between Ukrainian and Russian troops, both sides say.
At least seven dead, 11 hurt as US cargo plane crashes
At least seven people are dead and 11 are injured after a large cargo plane crashed in the US, erupting into a massive fireball shortly after take-off.
Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the nation's most visible Democrats.
US top court queries legality of Trump’s global tariffs
The top court in the United States is weighing the lawfulness of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
Hamas hands over another body, strikes continue in Gaza
Another body thought to be an Israeli hostage has been handed to the Red Cross in Gaza, as two Palestinians were killed by Israel's military in the enclave.
Russia enters Ukraine’s Pokrovsk after months of battle
After months of fighting, Russian soldiers have broken through Ukrainian defences and are inside the city of Pokrovsk but are facing "intense" attacks.
Trump gets royal welcome in Japan, eyes China deal
Defence will be high on the agenda as US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of talks with China's President Xi.
‘Dark days’: Biden urges Americans to ‘get back up’
Former US president Joe Biden has spoken publicly for the first time since completing a round of radiation therapy for cancer, calling these "dark days".
End Ukraine war, don’t test missiles, Trump tells Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the Ukraine conflict rather than test nuclear-powered missiles, US President Donald Trump says.
Israel receives body of another hostage held in Gaza
Hamas has handed over another body, believed to be that of an Israeli hostage, to Red Cross staff in Gaza.
Canada PM ready to resume trade talks with US and Trump
Trade talks between the US and Canada stalled after Ontario broadcast an anti-tariff advertisement featuring the voice of former president Ronald Reagan.
Turkey PM says West must press Israel to keep ceasefire
Turkey, one of Israel's most vocal critics and a newly established mediator at the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, says Israel must be pressed to uphold the peace.
Russian strike kills four as Ukraine seeks air defences
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight have killed at least four people and wounded 20, according to officials.
US to deploy aircraft carrier amid Venezuela tensions
The deployment of a US aircraft carrier to Latin America marks a significant escalation amid heightened tensions with Venezuela.
Trump aims to clinch deal with China’s Xi on Asia trip
US President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again meeting with his Chinese counterpart will be the centrepiece of his five-day trip to Asia.